IT IS known as one of the greatest acting performances in cinema history but Sir Anthony Hopkins' iconic role as Dr Hannibal Lecter has been rebooted to star a man every bit as haunting as the legendary actor.

Sir Anthony won an Oscar for his portrayal of the sinister Dr Lecter and with Suarez's pedigree for playacting, as well as his penchant for nibbling on burly defenders' shoulders, Hollywood's finest will be shaking in their boots at the prospect of encountering Suarez at next year's Academy Awards.

On Friday, Chiellini described the four-month ban handed out to the Uruguay striker as "excessive" and said he had "no feelings of revenge or anger" towards Suarez.

Earlier the player's grandmother Lilia Piriz Da Rosa slammed Fifa for their treatment of her grandson.

"Everyone knows what they've done to Luis," she sobbed. "They wanted him out of the World Cup.